middle school and high school cat absolutely had a crush on every guy with david duchovny's hair in this pilot. x-files season one watch thread maybe idk?

I wish I could crush a suit like Gillian Anderson does. no this thread will not be entirely on visual commentary but also it might be

am I watching this because I would be open to the possibility of alien abduction?

maybe.

never mind. they just lost nine minutes and I am way too obsessive about how I allocate my time to be alright with just losing whole sections of time.

sitting by the window when it's raining in your robe with those glasses is a LOOK

wow this really is all the fic potential.

all this running in a dark forest and this show still has better lighting than the 100

episode two and another stunning blazer for scully. what an icon.

I always forget to live tweet but episode three is a go! we're gonna ignore household stressors to focus on aliens which is really my go to every time.

creepy eyes in a sewer? is this a stephen king tribute?

I feel like this guys impending paranormal problem could probably be solved with a better work-life balance.

ooh that green blazer

my mom just told me that my grandmother used to love the x-files and considering that my grandmother was Not A Good Person, I'm gonna need several hours to unpack that thanks (joking but not really kinda)

it plays on my longing for connection in my family but anyway we don't have time for all of that so on to episode 5 (I think)

I promise I'm not all about the visuals but this lipstick is slaying me.

my mom was not convinced by the opening scene. she wants to know who the hell in New Jersey ever said 'pa'

"maybe it isn't a beast MAN we're looking for after all"

sometimes a show is good garbage. (I say this with love don't come for me i'm new here!)

HUMAN BONES IN HER DIGESTIVE TRACT?

also: two red blazers in this episode and I am HERE FOR IT

what happened to mulder's little rogue curl of hair on his forehead. will it ever return from war?

we're onto "Ice" and I see Mulder's rogue curl has returned so this is already a good sign.

don't hurt the doggos!

this is a great cast. I can't pinpoint all of these other actors but I know I've seen most of them in other things.

everyone in this episode also has a+ sweaters. top notch choices all around.

that is a worm in his neck. gross.

unrelated to this episode but there are TWENTY-FOUR episodes in this first season alone. bless.

wow. okay. so that was a moment when everyone took their clothes off.

they are pointing guns at each other! this tension!

this is a lot of ~tension~ for a medical examination

episode ten, I think? maybe eleven? episode is that a vampire bite?

episode twelve and this dude just randomly caught fire. okay then.

also the last episode was a lot. don't tempt me showing them so good with the murderclone kids. it was cute in an obviously ominous way.

ex-girlfriend tension!

this guy just kicked a dog so I hope the dog gets revenge on his shoes

Scully's dad died which is sad but uhhh what was that face touch that just happened???

Not to be morbid on main but this spreading the ashes in the water ceremony is also what my dad wants when he passes.

"Was he ever proud of me?"

wow come for all of my daddy issues today okay okay

Brad Dourif is an underrated treasure.

Scully going into a condemned building alone. Random candles. Maybe blood. I don't love this concept.

There's a lot of sweating in this episode tbh.

Is Mulder the idiot always getting hurt and Scully the one who always has to save the idiot from dying

Scully went OFF and I am not mad about it!

I always have a good time watching Brad Douriff and watching him and Gillian play off each other is just SO GOOD.

Tag yourself im the guy getting knocked down the stairs with a bucket

That was INTENSE. A good time was had by all

There's a hand thing happening and I think it's meant to be erotic did we go to Vulcan for this episode

We've mentioned pheromones and sex a lot already in this episode.

There's a lot of big heavy coats in this show which always feels impractical to me which is how you know I live in a southern state

Sister Abigail is running this show. Good for her.

Just a thought maybe we could have brought the lanterns with us instead of leaving them in the woods.

I always get paranoid in scenes where the protagonists "spy" because I was taught the theatre rule of "don't peak because if you can see them, they can see you."

Misspelled peek. Of course I did. Who needs an English degree anyway

Oh no this pheromone guy caught Scully. This is NOT the tension I requested

This is: uncomfortable

Mulder stop tasting unknown substances challenge

Mulder STOP TOUCHING THINGS CHALLENGE

Stop! Hitting! Scully! You! Weird! Pheromone! People!

Next episode! First question! No one notices the dead body bouncing on the other side of the room??

This banter is cute af talking about Scully's ex.

my neighbors have decided that 8pm is a really good time to do yard work and today was a mess so we're back on that x-files. s1e16 young at heart!

we open on screaming in a prison, i think? okay strong start I guess

I have a terrible memory but I think is at least the second time that we've seen Mulder has very bad enemies in prison? /this/ nerd? I kinda like that as part of his history

"it's the middle of the night."
"it's only 10:45."

reggie is right please do not call me at that hour

OH NO WAIT REGGIE

aw damn

I'm digging the creepy background music but I'm also not digging it

"I think it's remotely plausible that someone might think you're hot."

WOAH CALM DOWN NOW

"Hello space brothers" is the only greeting I will be using from now on thank you

I spent all day yesterday cleaning and most of today too so we have a late start on our weekend x-files binge but here we go! episode 18!

"lucy kelly has the cancer." sometimes it's the little dialogue details that really endear me to a show.

"B HEALD" license plate. nice.

I'm really glad this show was made in the time when you got 20+ eps per season even if it means it'll take me forever to finish it. It gave it time to find its footing because these last maybe ten-ish episodes have been super engaging moreso than the initial eps were for me.

next episode OOH IS THIS A WEREWOLF EPISODE BECAUSE I'M HERE FOR THAT

this guy has great hair.

is this not a werewolf thing? what is happening here.

oh no. I don't trust any show in the 90's to handle this. hmm.

okay well the deodorant joke is funny, I'll give them that.

OHH THAT'S FINGERS COMING OUT OF THAT...spider web? idk

bro sir please do not tempt fate like this I am NERVOUS

I DID really enjoy Darkness Falls which is evident by the fact that I was too distracted to tweet so we are already on to the next episode and I see Mr. Tooms is back

"I wouldn't put myself on the line for anybody but you."

how many times did I just rewind that to make sure I heard it right and then put on my captions too

I get so undone by any plot that involves framing one of our good guys as a bad guy. obviously I know it's not true but it still makes me yell at the screen even though I know it's going to be resolved in our favor. it's not that it's a bad plot, I'm just a SUCKER

oh no is Tooms naked

WOAH NEW EPISODE AND IS THIS JANICE FROM FRIENDS??

did this small child just toss a man out of a window #goals

"I just started the autopsy."

"I don't think he's going anywhere."

Maggie Wheeler crushing it and being a stone cold fox the entire time. whew!

I planned to have much more of an x-files binge on my long weekend but I spent a lot of time moving furniture, cleaning, rearranging, etc. BUT today is for relaxing and getting through as many episodes as possible starting with the season one finale!

which, had I known it was the season finale last night, I probably would have stayed up to finish the season.

experiments on animals so does this doctor person get axed soon yes????

someone free these monkeys please.

there's a creepy van hiding out behind mulder and he's all alone. I get worried when he's left unsupervised

so far we have cloning, viruses, bacteria, and green ooze. OH one of the clones just moved

EXTRATERRESTRIAL

wow okay just leap over that fence are we sure Mulder isn't the extraterrestrial climbing a fence like that

last year I started looking into a potential road trip to the extraterrestrial highway in nevada and watching this is just really making me want to fully plan it tbh

oh no they got the science lady. I had just thought how cool it was that Scully was doing science things with another science woman. damn.